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The End of Chevron: Implications for Employers

On June 28, 2024, in a landmark decision, the United States Supreme Court invalidated the long-standing standard known as the Chevron doctrine in the case of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, marking a significant shift...more

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The Road to Net Zero: Core Principles to Prevent Greenwashing

“Net zero” is a topic as hot as the climate these days. With so much regulatory attention being placed on it, companies that do not communicate their net zero efforts appropriately or, worse, intentionally make false and...more

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The Heat Is On SEC’s Climate-Related Disclosure Rules

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On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted new final rules requiring issuers to include extensive disclosure in registration statements and periodic reports regarding material...more

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SEC Approves Climate-Related Disclosure Requirements

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On March 6, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved new rules requiring public companies to disclose extensive climate-related information in their registration statements and periodic reports. The SEC has...more

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SEC Adopts Climate-Related Disclosure Regulations

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On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new rules that increase public company reporting requirements regarding climate change.  The new rules, which the SEC originally proposed in March 2022,...more

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SEC Adopts Final Climate Disclosure Rules

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Proposed rules are moderately scaled-back in final version; Scope 1 and 2 are required if material; Scope 3 is out; compliance will still be burdensome - On March 6, 2024, by a split vote of 3-2, the U.S. Securities and...more

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Crosscurrents—European Union Fails to Pass Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive & SEC Bails on Scope 3 Requirements

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Introduction - With the adoption by 196 parties of the Paris Agreement in December 2015, legally binding international climate change arrived. The Paris Agreement requires increasingly aggressive five-year cycles climate...more

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SEC Adopts Final, Comprehensive Climate Disclosure Rules

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On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted on a 3-2 vote its long-awaited, comprehensive rules for enhancing and standardizing climate-related disclosures by public companies in periodic...more

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SEC Adopts Final Climate-Related Disclosure Rules

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On March 6, 2024, in a 3-2 vote, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules requiring registrants to disclose certain climate-related information in registration statements and annual reports. ...more

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SEC Rule or Not, Keep Your Eye on the Climate Change Ball

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced that its long-awaited greenhouse gas disclosure rule will be delayed yet again, most likely until April 2024. This raises an important question for compliance and...more

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CFTC Proposes Guidance on Listing Voluntary Carbon Credit Derivative Contracts, Continuing Focus on Carbon Markets

On December 4, 2023 the CFTC issued proposed guidance regarding the listing of voluntary carbon credit ("VCC") derivative contracts ("Proposed Guidance"). The Proposed Guidance outlines factors that designated contract...more

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California’s Proposed Bills Require Companies to Report on Climate Emissions and Risks

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While all eyes are on proposed federal and European climate disclosure rules, the California legislature passed two climate-related bills that overlap somewhat with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s proposed...more

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Proposed Changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation Addressing Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related...

In November 2022, the U.S. government, acting through the Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics & Space Administration, issued a proposed rule that would amend the Federal...more

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Top Legal Issues Facing the Manufacturing Sector in 2022

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As the global economy faces the third year of the pandemic, manufacturers are no longer focused on figuring out when things will return to “normal.” Instead, they are applying lessons learned from the past few years to become...more

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Buckle Up for the SEC's Mandatory Climate Change Reporting Ride

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On March 21, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") proposed rules governing the "Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors." ...more

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